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MarketWatch Big Lots initiatives include food stamps, frozen food, revamped loyalty programColumbus Business First (blog)The Columbus-based closeout retailer Thursday said it will test several new initiatives between now and early 2013, including adding frozen food, accepting food stamps, revamping its loyalty program and remodeling stores. “We're moving forward, not …Big Lots shares plunge on weak…

Millions Go Hungry as Congress Considers Food Stamp Cuts and Drought …Truth-OutDrought (Photo: Danumurthi Mahendra / Flickr)Nearly one in five Americans could not afford the food they or their families needed at some point in the past year, and now anti-poverty advocates are pressing Congress to abandon proposed food stamp cuts …and more » More: continued…

DoJ Stamps Out Sites Allegedly Hawking Pirated Android AppsE-Commerce TimesDoJ Stamps Out Sites Allegedly Hawking Pirated Android Apps. DoJ Stamps Out Sites Allegedly Hawking Pirated Android Apps. By Erika Morphy E-Commerce Times 08/23/12 7:00 AM PT. For the first time ever, the U.S. DoJ has seized the domains of …and more » More: continued here

The U.S. Department of Justice executed seizure orders against three website domains allegedly engaged in the illegal distribution of copies of copyrighted Android cellphone apps. It is the first time that website domains involving cellphone app marketplaces have been seized, the DoJ said. More: continued here

Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) Postal Service Stuck With Glut of 'Simpsons' StampsNew York Times (blog)But according to Bloomberg.com, only 318 million Simpsons stamps have been sold with the remaining 682 million amounting to a waste of $1.2 million in printing costs. The stamps sold for 44 cents and can no longer be used by themselves…

China has blocked access to the term "body double" after concern it could be used by a convicted murderer. More: continued here

24 Hours Vancouver Ultimate Stamp honoured with … Stamp24 Hours VancouverBy IAN BUSBY, QMI Agency. CALGARY – Wayne (Thumper) Harris was the ultimate Stamp, so it's a natural he's on the franchise's stamp. But the Harris family never expected such an honour to be bestowed on the patriarch. When Harris was a ferocious hitter …Lewis…

If ever there was a time for a Homer Simpson “D’oh!” — this is it. The US Postal Service, which is billions of dollars in the red, spent $1.2 million to print 1 billion stamps commemorating “The Simpsons” — but sold only 318 million of them. The stamps were sold… More: continued here

Food stamps a lifeline for some recent gradsWinona Daily NewsRecent graduates remain the exception among food stamp recipients, accounting for only a tiny percentage of the nation's 46 million users, according to census data analyzed by the Minnesota State Demographic Center. But they are growing at a faster … More: continued here

NORTH COUNTY: Try surviving on food stampsNorth County TimesThe state provides an average of $34.31 a week in federal funds to eligible people through CalFresh, the program that replaced food stamps about three years ago. Stan Miller, executive director of North County Community Services in San Marcos, said … More: continued here